1) Each student must post and explain a specific example including a picture or video link for each example.
2) Each student will write a definition or add to one of the definitions for each type of Interaction.
Mutualism
A species interaction in which both species benefit (+/+)
The flower benefits because the pollen gets spread to other flowers and the bee benefits because it gets the pollen to make honey(Lydia)
The bird picks the teeth of the alligator, and therefore the alligator gets cleaner teeth and the bird gets food. (Ali)
The clown fish and the sea anemone are examples of mutualism because the sea anemone protects the clown fish with its stinging arms and gets to eat the clown fish's left over food. (Jessica)
Ants and Aphids are examples of mutualism because ants feed off of the sugary fluid released by the aphid, and in return the ants provide protection to the aphids. (Bailey)
Humans and E. coli bacteira in the lower intestine are an example of mutualism because the bacteria help break down food and humans provide an environment for the bacteira to survive. (Liam)
Oxpeckers feed on parasitic ticks that infest large, thick skinned animals sucks as the endangered black rhinoceros. This is an example of mutualism because both the oxpeckers and the rhinos benefit. (Ally)
Sea anemones and hermit crabs: The sea anemone gives protection to the hermit crab and the hermit crab allows the sea anemone to consume the remains of its food. (Katie)
Humans grow corn, which benefits both the corn plants and the humans. We get food, and the corn gets nutrients and space to grow. (Derek)
This is an example of mutualism because the bird benefits by eating the fruit and the fruit benefits by having its seeds dispersed. (Peyton)
The bee benefits from the flower because it uses the pollen to make honey and the flower benefits from the bee by the bee spreading it pollen to make more of the flower (Kelcey)
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The zebra benefits because the oxpecker eats the ticks and parasites on their skin, and the oxpecker benefits because the ticks and parasites provide it with food. (Brianna)
The mosquito is the parasite that benefits by drinking the blood of the human host. (Lydia)
The mycorrhizae grows on orchids. The fungi aids the orchid in the uptake of nutrients. The fungi benefits by ingesting food from photosynthesis. (Leanna)
The hummingbird and flowers are an example of mutualism because as the Hummingbird gathers nectar from the flowers from food, it is also spreading the pollen to other flowers so that the flowers can breed and multiply. (Jacob)
Parasitism
Relationship between two species in which one species (parasite) benefits by causing harm to the other species (host) (+/-) lice is a parasite that eats the dead skin cells on your scalp (ABBY
The Influeza Virus would be an example of parasitism because it benefits from the nutrients of the human body, but it causes the human to become sick. (Bailey)
Ophiocordycep Unilateralis is a parasitic fungus which infects ants and eventually kills them and grows out of them. (Liam)
Tapeworms are an example of parasitism because they attach themselves to the insides of human's intestines and feed off partially digested food depriving the human of nutrients. (Ally)
The tick attaches itself to the host and sucks the host's blood . (Katie)
A slug eats leaves, such as the leaves on this ruhbarb plant. The plant is harmed, but the slug gets fed. (Derek)
This is an example of parasitism because the flea feeds on the dogs blood and the dog gets nothing out of return. (Peyton)
Doddler vines wrap around tomato plants and remove water and nutrients from the vines, harming the tomato plant. (Jessica)
Slugs benefit from the plants but it harms the plant and they get nothing out of it. (Kelcey)
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The mosquito is benefiting from the human by taking its blood for protein. (Brianna)
Leeches take blood from humans and other animals, who don't benefit from leeches. (Leanna) Interspecific Competition
Form of competition in which individuals of different species compete for the same resource
The two different types of trees are competing for the same resources (sunlight and nutrients). (Lydia)
Birds eat insects and forage during the day, while bats are competing for insects and forage in the same environment but at night. (Bailey)
In the Antarctic, penguins and sea lions have to compete for same limited food like fish due to the inhospitality of their environment. (Liam)
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Interspecific Competition happens between squirrels and chipmunks because both are competing for nuts and the same other food.(Katie) A blackberry and a squash plant fight for nutrients and space in a garden. (Derek)
Trees like the spruce, fir and cedar all compete for space, nutrients and sunlight. (Peyton)
Cheetah and lions share similar food sources (gazelles, zebras, antelope, etc.) and therefore compete for the same food source. (Ally)
Foxes and other small predators compete for similar small prey (Jessica)
Hawks and eagles both eat fish and they are in a compitition with each other. (Kelcey)
birds search for food during the day, whereas bats search for food at night. (Brianna)
Tall trees can cause trouble for smaller plants to get sunlight. (Leanna) Intraspecific Competition
Members of the same species compete for resources http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PIIPms1rR4
The tree swallows are all competing for space (Lydia)
When cows are grazing in a field they are all individually competing for the same food and water. (Bailey)
The Superb Bird of Paradise compete with others of its species for reproductive mates by performing intricate dances. (Liam)
A population of carrots within a crowded row fight for space and nutrients. (Derek)
This photograph shows two male elk locking antlers.
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These 2 trees are competing for space, light, water, and soil. (Brianna)
Two elk fighting over a mate is an example of intraspecific competition (Katie)
Grasshoppers are an example of intraspecific competition because within their species they compete for food resources in grass and leaves therefore depriving other individuals of food sources when consuming grass/leaves. (Ally)
Two dogs are fighting over dead birds, is an example of intraspecific competition because members of the same species are fighting over a resource. (Peyon)
Ants need the same resources to survive (Jessica)
Two seagulls fighting over the same food sources like fish. (Kelcey)
Two cheetahs fight over the same food source. (Leanna) Predation
Interaction in which the predator (attacker) hunts and eats the prey (organism being attacked) (+/-)
The fox is the predator that attacks the prey (unidentified varmint or something...). (Lydia
The cat is a predator th
at killed its prey which is a bird (Abby)
The spider is the predator that attacks the fly(prey) that has been caught in its web. (Bailey)
The lion, a predator, sometimes attacks and feeds off of zebras, a prey. (Liam)
My cat Mo hunts for mice. (Derek)
The lion is eating the antelope it has caught (Katie)
The bear (predator) catches, kills, and eats the fish (prey). (Ally)
This is an example of predation because the predator (snake) eats its prey (alligator). (Peyton)
A ladybug (predator) eats an aphid (prey) (Jessica)
An alligator catches its prey (deer) by waiting in the water in the shallow ends. (Kelcey)
The bird catches its prey (fish). (Leanna) Mimicry
Similarity of one species to another that protects one or both of the organisms (+/+ or +/0)
The monarch butterfly is a poisonous species, so it benefits the harmless viceroy butterfly to mimic it (Lydia).
The Coral snake is venomous, so it benefits the scarlet king snake my mimicking its image to protect itself. (Bailey)
The Bumblebee has a stinger, so the Robber Fly benefits from looking like and making a sound similar to that of the bee. (Kirstin)
Chameleons can change colours to mimic their environment so as to protect themselves from predators. (Liam)
A certain weed in our garden looks like the greens of a carrot, so we never pull it out because we think that it is a carrot. This trait benefits the plant and causes it to thrive. (Derek)
10 Examples of Animal Mimicry
The insect looks like a dried leaf therefore predators think its just a common leaf and the insect is safe.(Katie)
The gumleaf grasshopper mimics dead leafs and therefore benefits by being camouflaged from predators while the leafs receive no benefits or harm. (Ally)
This bug uses mimicry to blend in with tree branches to stay safe from predators (Jessica)
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the flatworm mimics the sea slug because the slug is able to discourage its predators by its poisonous chemicals. (Brianna)
The praying mantis blends in with the leaves and the stem, staying safe from predators. (Leanna) Commensalism
Interaction where one species benefits without affecting the other (+/0) http://suite101.com/article/examples-of-commensalism-in-the-ocean-a123931 <---the barnacles on turtles thing
The barnacles benefit by latching onto the turtle shell, but the turtle is not affected (Lydia)
The bird can live and nest on a tree, and not effect the tree is not affected because it does not benefit or benefit the tree. (Bailey)
Barnacles sometimes use whales for habitat without harming the whales. (Liam)
A spider hides underneath a squash and uses it for shelter, yet the squash is unaffected. (Derek) Silverfish and Army Ants: the silverfish travel with the ants and share the left over food from raids. The ants receive no apparent harm or benefit from the silverfish. (Katie)
The cattle egret follow the cattle in pastures and fields. The egrets benefit because when the cattle graze they stir up insects that the egrets feed off of, the cattle are affected in this interaction. (Ally)
This bird can eat insects off of the rhinoceros while the rhino grazes (Jessica)
They ladybug spider mimics the lady bug by its colors and shell so other organisms think it is harmless (Kelcey)
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the fringe toed lizard stays in an abandoned rat hole in the desert (Brianna)
The fish follows the shark around, eating the shark's leftover food and getting protection from the shark. The shark does not get affected by the fish. (Leanna)
Species Interactions
1) Each student must post and explain a specific example including a picture or video link for each example.2) Each student will write a definition or add to one of the definitions for each type of Interaction.
Mutualism
A species interaction in which both species benefit (+/+)
The flower benefits because the pollen gets spread to other flowers and the bee benefits because it gets the pollen to make honey(Lydia)
The bird picks the teeth of the alligator, and therefore the alligator gets cleaner teeth and the bird gets food. (Ali)
The clown fish and the sea anemone are examples of mutualism because the sea anemone protects the clown fish with its stinging arms and gets to eat the clown fish's left over food. (Jessica)
Ants and Aphids are examples of mutualism because ants feed off of the sugary fluid released by the aphid, and in return the ants provide protection to the aphids. (Bailey)
Humans and E. coli bacteira in the lower intestine are an example of mutualism because the bacteria help break down food and humans provide an environment for the bacteira to survive. (Liam)
Oxpeckers feed on parasitic ticks that infest large, thick skinned animals sucks as the endangered black rhinoceros. This is an example of mutualism because both the oxpeckers and the rhinos benefit. (Ally)
Sea anemones and hermit crabs: The sea anemone gives protection to the hermit crab and the hermit crab allows the sea anemone to consume the remains of its food. (Katie)
Humans grow corn, which benefits both the corn plants and the humans. We get food, and the corn gets nutrients and space to grow. (Derek)
This is an example of mutualism because the bird benefits by eating the fruit and the fruit benefits by having its seeds dispersed. (Peyton)
The bee benefits from the flower because it uses the pollen to make honey and the flower benefits from the bee by the bee spreading it pollen to make more of the flower (Kelcey)
The mosquito is the parasite that benefits by drinking the blood of the human host. (Lydia)
The mycorrhizae grows on orchids. The fungi aids the orchid in the uptake of nutrients. The fungi benefits by ingesting food from photosynthesis. (Leanna)
The hummingbird and flowers are an example of mutualism because as the Hummingbird gathers nectar from the flowers from food, it is also spreading the pollen to other flowers so that the flowers can breed and multiply. (Jacob)
Parasitism
Relationship between two species in which one species (parasite) benefits by causing harm to the other species (host) (+/-)
The Influeza Virus would be an example of parasitism because it benefits from the nutrients of the human body, but it causes the human to become sick. (Bailey)
Ophiocordycep Unilateralis is a parasitic fungus which infects ants and eventually kills them and grows out of them. (Liam)
Tapeworms are an example of parasitism because they attach themselves to the insides of human's intestines and feed off partially digested food depriving the human of nutrients. (Ally)
The tick attaches itself to the host and sucks the host's blood . (Katie)
A slug eats leaves, such as the leaves on this ruhbarb plant. The plant is harmed, but the slug gets fed. (Derek)
This is an example of parasitism because the flea feeds on the dogs blood and the dog gets nothing out of return. (Peyton)
Doddler vines wrap around tomato plants and remove water and nutrients from the vines, harming the tomato plant. (Jessica)
Slugs benefit from the plants but it harms the plant and they get nothing out of it. (Kelcey)
Leeches take blood from humans and other animals, who don't benefit from leeches. (Leanna)
Interspecific Competition
Form of competition in which individuals of different species compete for the same resource
The two different types of trees are competing for the same resources (sunlight and nutrients). (Lydia)
Birds eat insects and forage during the day, while bats are competing for insects and forage in the same environment but at night. (Bailey)
In the Antarctic, penguins and sea lions have to compete for same limited food like fish due to the inhospitality of their environment. (Liam)
Interspecific Competition happens between squirrels and chipmunks because both are competing for nuts and the same other food.(Katie)
A blackberry and a squash plant fight for nutrients and space in a garden. (Derek)
Trees like the spruce, fir and cedar all compete for space, nutrients and sunlight. (Peyton)
Cheetah and lions share similar food sources (gazelles, zebras, antelope, etc.) and therefore compete for the same food source. (Ally)
Foxes and other small predators compete for similar small prey (Jessica)
Hawks and eagles both eat fish and they are in a compitition with each other. (Kelcey)
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Tall trees can cause trouble for smaller plants to get sunlight. (Leanna)
Intraspecific Competition
Members of the same species compete for resources
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PIIPms1rR4
The tree swallows are all competing for space (Lydia)
When cows are grazing in a field they are all individually competing for the same food and water. (Bailey)
The Superb Bird of Paradise compete with others of its species for reproductive mates by performing intricate dances. (Liam)
A population of carrots within a crowded row fight for space and nutrients. (Derek)
Two elk fighting over a mate is an example of intraspecific competition (Katie)
Grasshoppers are an example of intraspecific competition because within their species they compete for food resources in grass and leaves therefore depriving other individuals of food sources when consuming grass/leaves. (Ally)
Two dogs are fighting over dead birds, is an example of intraspecific competition because members of the same species are fighting over a resource. (Peyon)
Ants need the same resources to survive (Jessica)
Two seagulls fighting over the same food sources like fish. (Kelcey)
Two cheetahs fight over the same food source. (Leanna)
Predation
Interaction in which the predator (attacker) hunts and eats the prey (organism being attacked) (+/-)
The fox is the predator that attacks the prey (unidentified varmint or something...). (Lydia
The cat is a predator th
at killed its prey which is a bird (Abby)
The spider is the predator that attacks the fly(prey) that has been caught in its web. (Bailey)
The lion, a predator, sometimes attacks and feeds off of zebras, a prey. (Liam)
My cat Mo hunts for mice. (Derek)
The lion is eating the antelope it has caught (Katie)
The bear (predator) catches, kills, and eats the fish (prey). (Ally)
This is an example of predation because the predator (snake) eats its prey (alligator). (Peyton)
A ladybug (predator) eats an aphid (prey) (Jessica)
An alligator catches its prey (deer) by waiting in the water in the shallow ends. (Kelcey)
The bird catches its prey (fish). (Leanna)
Mimicry
Similarity of one species to another that protects one or both of the organisms (+/+ or +/0)
The monarch butterfly is a poisonous species, so it benefits the harmless viceroy butterfly to mimic it (Lydia).
The Coral snake is venomous, so it benefits the scarlet king snake my mimicking its image to protect itself. (Bailey)
The Bumblebee has a stinger, so the Robber Fly benefits from looking like and making a sound similar to that of the bee. (Kirstin)
Chameleons can change colours to mimic their environment so as to protect themselves from predators. (Liam)
A certain weed in our garden looks like the greens of a carrot, so we never pull it out because we think that it is a carrot. This trait benefits the plant and causes it to thrive. (Derek)
The insect looks like a dried leaf therefore predators think its just a common leaf and the insect is safe.(Katie)
The gumleaf grasshopper mimics dead leafs and therefore benefits by being camouflaged from predators while the leafs receive no benefits or harm. (Ally)
This bug uses mimicry to blend in with tree branches to stay safe from predators (Jessica)
The praying mantis blends in with the leaves and the stem, staying safe from predators. (Leanna)
Commensalism
Interaction where one species benefits without affecting the other (+/0)
http://suite101.com/article/examples-of-commensalism-in-the-ocean-a123931 <---the barnacles on turtles thing
The barnacles benefit by latching onto the turtle shell, but the turtle is not affected (Lydia)
The bird can live and nest on a tree, and not effect the tree is not affected because it does not benefit or benefit the tree. (Bailey)
Barnacles sometimes use whales for habitat without harming the whales. (Liam)
A spider hides underneath a squash and uses it for shelter, yet the squash is unaffected. (Derek)
Silverfish and Army Ants: the silverfish travel with the ants and share the left over food from raids. The ants receive no apparent harm or benefit from the silverfish. (Katie)
The cattle egret follow the cattle in pastures and fields. The egrets benefit because when the cattle graze they stir up insects that the egrets feed off of, the cattle are affected in this interaction. (Ally)
This bird can eat insects off of the rhinoceros while the rhino grazes (Jessica)
They ladybug spider mimics the lady bug by its colors and shell so other organisms think it is harmless (Kelcey)
The fish follows the shark around, eating the shark's leftover food and getting protection from the shark. The shark does not get affected by the fish. (Leanna)